Registration address and name change — Hawaii Permit Test
Registration address and name change on the Hawaii permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When the registered owner's address changes, the owner must notify the county agency in writing within 30 days, giving the old and new addresses.
Renewal notices go to the last recorded address, so an owner who moves and says nothing misses them.
Whenever the address of the registered owner of a motor vehicle is changed from that stated on the application of the certificate of registration, the registered owner must, within thirty (30) days after the change, notify the appropriate county agency,
When a registered owner's name changes, the owner must appear in person at the county agency within 30 days with proof of the change and the endorsed certificate of ownership.
If the records keep the old name, the owner cannot prove the car is theirs when they sell it.
Whenever the name of a registered owner of a motor vehicle is changed from that shown on the application of the certificate of ownership, the registered owner, shall, within thirty (30) days after the change, appear in person at the appropriate county agency with proof of change of name, the certificate of ownership properly endorsed and the current year’s certificate for such change of name in the records.
On the test
Your address changes. Within how many days must you notify the county agency for your vehicle registration?
30 days. Renewal notices go to the last recorded address, so an owner who moves and says nothing misses them. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.21: “Whenever the address of the registered owner of a motor vehicle is changed from that stated on the application of the certificate of registration, the registered owner must, within thirty (30) days after the change, notify the appropriate county agency,”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, published by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI.pdf (State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, 2023, Hawaii Department of Transportation, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI.pages.txt (scripts/hi-text.py: PyMuPDF with the clip honored, sorted, hyphens rejoined; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/HI-exam.html (County of Maui, Division of Motor Vehicles & Licensing, Class 3 Instructional Permit, https://www.mauicounty.gov/1541/Class-3-Instructional-Permit, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/library/motor-vehicle-safety-office/ (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/files/2021/08/19-122-std-format.pdf (Hawaii Administrative Rules chapter 19-122, the DOT’s own copy, read 2026-10-05; §19-122-10(f)’s 80 percent agrees with the county’s figures)